Ask The Audience: What’s Your Biggest 'Hot Take' About Flying?

Ever wondered what flight attendants really think about your in-flight behavior? In this episode, we’re diving headfirst into a spicy list of audience-submitted hot takes about air travel—and trust us, some of these takes had us howling, gasping, and nodding in agreement. From flip-flops in the lav to the eternal debate over seat reclining, we’re unpacking it all from 35,000 feet.

We also kick things off with a little summer flying catch-up—how we keep ourselves sane (and stylish) on those sweaty commutes, what’s playing in our AirPods, and how a killer playlist can make all the difference. Then it’s time to get into your opinions on everything from grooming on board to the infamous middle seat. Whether you’re crew or just curious, this episode’s got something for everyone.

Episode Highlights:

[0:00] Starting off with summer vibes and how we survive commuting in a swamp
 [2:24] What's in our AirPods? (Spoiler: lots of queens and throwbacks)
 [4:35] Flip flops on planes? Absolutely not. Here's why.
 [6:40] Drew’s golden rule: if someone tells you to “ask the flight attendant,” the answer is probably no
 [8:53] Middle seat madness—do some people actually prefer it?
[10:08] Is reclining your seat selfish? We debate both sides
[12:03] The gross world of in-flight personal grooming
[13:57] Backpack behavior 101: do you need a license to carry one?
[16:13] The “board back to front” myth—why it doesn’t work
[17:43] Shower and deodorant before flying? Yes, please
[19:58] Window shade politics and why Drew’s keeping his open
[21:01] Shorts on planes and the emotional damage of skin-to-seat contact
[22:53] Why leaving trash behind is just not it
[24:28] Overhead bin drama—your backpack might not belong up there
[25:36] Please don’t bring a tuna sandwich onto the plane, we beg you
[27:20] No headphones? No thank you. Keep your audio to yourself
[28:28] Bare feet on seats and other airplane crimes
[29:32] The chaos of post-landing stampedes
[31:12] Leggings, crop tops, and why we don’t care what you wear—as long as you’re covered
[32:49] Six shopping bags and a Popeyes lunch? Let’s talk about it

Transcript

Rich: 0:00

You ever wondered what your flight attendants are really talking about behind the galley curtain?

Andrew: 0:06

Welcome to Two guys on a plane. Your go to podcast for an insider look at flight attendant life.

Rich: 0:11

We're your hosts, rich and Drew, and we're here to tell you what really goes on at 35,000 feet.

Andrew: 0:16

So sit back, relax. We're ready for takeoff.

Rich: 0:21

Welcome back to two guys on a plane today, we asked the audience again a question. We asked them, What are your hot takes about flying? We all have our strong opinions and our thoughts, and every day, it seems passengers come on board with a new hot take about what they think we should do as flight attendants, what airlines should do, and all of the above. So we asked our audience, what are your hot takes when it comes to flying and aviation? And the answers that came through were pretty interesting. So we're gonna dive right into that. But before we get into that, Andrew Weir, in the thick of summer, as you can tell, I'm sweating my ass off. It's just Philly's the swamp in the summer, and it's so hot. But how's summer flying going? What are you doing to keep yourself pumped up out there while we're flying? It is

Andrew: 1:09

summer flying. You're for sure. You know? I It's the music on the train ride for me, yeah, training to work, and my iPod, or phone, whatever you want to call it, I'm like, 400 years old. My I'm hot, is pumping man,

Rich: 1:24

those songs on Limewire.

Andrew: 1:29

No, you know, you take your train ride and you, I'm sure if you're driving into work, there's some sort of music blasting to get you all pumped up. So that's usually what it is for me.

Rich: 1:39

Yeah, I that train ride. If you guys live in a city and take the train to work, like, it's such a good, like, quiet space for your brain before and after a trip like that time to just kind of unwind, or, like, hype yourself up for work and flying and whatever you have going on that day. It's it can

Andrew: 1:56

be very therapeutic the unwinding on the train ride home. For me, it's saved our marriage, because by the time you get on an employee bus, get in a car, deal with traffic to get home. I used to come home so mad, so spun up from everything. But what is on your what's in your air pods? If you're jamming out on your way to work, what's in your air pods? I mean, I think I know the answer. And if it's anything other than Kelly Clarkson,

Rich: 2:24

sometimes it's something other than Kelly Clarkson. For those of you that don't know, I am Die Hard Kelly Clarkson, like fly all over the place to see her. That's just how I am. It is usually Kelly Clarkson or a podcast. I've been into a few different ones of those, just something like the podcasts that are light and funny. I like those because they kind of keep you out of the serious headspace when you're going to work. But music lately, I mean, Charlie XCX, pretty much anything by her is upbeat and fun and just kind of like gets you in a groove. Miley Cyrus, end of the world is on there right now. Not to be dramatic, going to work, listening to a song called end of the world, and then relentless, that new Maggie rose song we saw her in concert a couple years ago, and her voice is just like, Ah, so good. But that song is a good like, pep you up, kind of song. What about you? What's on your what's on your playlist?

Andrew: 3:16

97% of the time, it is some sort of Betty.

Rich: 3:19

Who Betty? Who our idol, our queen.

Andrew: 3:24

Yes, she has this song that's like, I don't remember the name of the song. It's something flying, but the lyrics start out. The song starts out with, don't start, no shit won't be no shit. And that's, that's how I, like, get myself, like, walking up to KCM, I'm just jamming out being like, don't start no shit won't be no

Rich: 3:44

don't start no shit is something we should have, like, a sign at the boarding door, in the air crying because don't start no shit with us this summer. No, we ain't have it correct.

Andrew: 3:52

So if it's not Betty, who it's usually like, years and years, or, honestly, I could get old school, or I have usually got like, oh my god, the Spice Girls, or Spice Girls, you can't go wrong, I know. And also, I mean old Brittany, back when it was Brittany bitch, you know what? I mean, yes, yeah. Iconic, always yes. But then

Rich: 4:17

it makes me not want to go to work, right? I'm like, actually, never mind. I just want to have a party. Let's go to happy hour.

Andrew: 4:23

Oh, my God, it's the worst part about summer flying. I love winter flying because you go to work in the dark. I go outside at like, 6am and it's like, sunsets are up and like, sun's out, buns out. You know what I mean? Like, I don't want to go anymore. Yeah, exactly.

Rich: 4:35

I'm gonna go read a book and lay on a blanket by the river. I'm not playing this game, correct? But, yeah, oh yeah. Since we're in the thick of summer, let's get into some hot takes. We pulled our audience on threads. If you're not following us on threads, we've been doing a lot of these ask the audience things lately, and we're gonna keep doing episodes that kind of rant, rant and poll with you guys and have you rant along with us. So. We asked our audience, what are your hot takes about flying? I said, I'll go first. Wearing flip flops on an airplane is gross. And the reason I say this, a lot of people were giving us Flack, and it's clearly non airline people, the floors on airplanes are gross. First of all, if you're wearing flip flops through security and you have to take your shoes off, you're walking barefoot through the airport, and that's that's just gross in itself. And then I think about going to the lab and how that liquid on the floor is not water, and I'm like, no, no to flip flops, no to bare feet. And then the safety aspect of it, it's coming. You know, if you're evacuating an airplane running through fire and debris and whatever, to try and get yourself out of an aircraft like, flip flops are not the smart choice in that situation. So flip flops all around a bad vibe for me.

Andrew: 5:47

I don't think I've worn a pair of flip flops even to a pool in like, 10 years. Yeah, I usually have some sort of like, clog or something on, but we live in a city and you walk around in flip flops and your feet are just disgusting at the end of the day 30 I don't I used to. I used to never wear shoes, and now I refuse to wear anything. But because just the disgustingness of your feet when you get home at the end of the day, I can't do it. So I understand, not just for like, airplane purposes, just like in life in general, flip flops are no for me unless you were, like, actively at a pool actively on a beach, right? If you're traveling to a beach, your flip flops don't take that much room up, like throw them in your backpack. That's exactly what I was and you're not leaving the airplane and going straight to a beach. Anyways. So this argument that like we're going somewhere where we need floppies? No, I'm

Rich: 6:34

totally with you on that. What's, what's your biggest hot take personally?

Andrew: 6:40

Oh my gosh, I don't care what anyone else in aviation tells you. Okay, if someone says the like, ask the flight attendant, the answer is no, and they just didn't want to give you that answer. Like, just don't ask us any questions. No, no. Like, I had somebody come on the plane the other day, and they were carrying, like, a big wedding dress, and she was like, I called reservations, and they told me to ask if you all had a closet. And I was like, we don't. And she was like, well, reservation said you might. And I was like, I literally looked at this lady, and I said, well, for future reference, if anyone other that tells you, anyone in aviation tells you to ask a flight attendant, the answer is no, and they don't want to say that to you, right? And she was like, what? And I was like, yeah, if the gate agent says, you know, ask the flight attendant if they can change your seat. The answer is no, because we can't do it for you. Ask the flight attendant if they'll upgrade your seat. The answer is no. They just didn't want to tell you that. They don't want to fight with you. They know once you're on the airplane, you're you don't, you're not gonna fight with us about it. You know what I mean, right? In general, my hot take for aviation is that if anyone other than a flight attendant says, Ask a flight attendant, yeah, the answer is no. And they don't want to tell

Rich: 7:45

you, I hate to say it, but it's that's past the buck. Is like the theme of our industry. We all do it, and we all say, Don't do it. And then we all do it, like, don't say, Oh, the gate agent will handle that for you. We've all done it. Gate agents say, oh, when you get down on the plane, ask the flight attendant. Reservation says, Ask the flight attendant. We blame catering for stuff like it's that's just kind of the nature of the industry. We all say we're going to be better and we're not going to keep doing that to each other. Oh, every and we all hear asphalt,

Andrew: 8:11

yeah, everything is sorry, catering already appreciate that you bring things to our plane. We blame you all for a lot of

Rich: 8:18

yeah, sometimes just easier. They're not gonna see you. They're not gonna they're not gonna know. But yeah, let's get into what you guys had for your hot takes. First of all, one of the responses was from threads itself. So whoever's the Social Media Manager at threads, I thought it was great that they weighed in on this. They said the middle seat is the best seat. It's like having a pillow on each side. That is some rage bait right there. If I'm not, if I'm not mistaken, because there's no way anyone actually prefers the middle seat, right? Don't look at me like that.

Andrew: 8:53

Okay, I prefer a middle seat over a window seat, but if I have my choice, I always prefer an aisle seat. Yeah, I don't like being trapped. I can't I'm not claustrophobic when I get trapped in there. And I always feel bad about asking people to, like, get up, so I go to the bathroom,

Rich: 9:10

because middle seat is the caressing one person. I also window seat. You're asking the whole row to move, and then that's like a whole ordeal. I do understand that. I feel less bad about spreading out in the middle seat, or your man spreading. No, not man spreading. Just give me my arm rest on. Yes, you have a pillow on each side. And who is mad about

Andrew: 9:29

I don't care. I'll elbow both of you. I'll elbow both of you. I'll sleep on both of your shoulders. I don't care. Did you write this? No, do you work? No, I did it.

Rich: 9:39

All right. Well, you're an aisle cedar, though. So I just I drink too much when I'm on a plane, not an alcohol guys, don't judge me, but I just like to be hydrated when we're on the on planes. Like, I just feel like if you're not constantly drinking water on a plane, you're just gonna be so dry. So yeah, I'm always going to the bathroom because I'm always hydrating.

Andrew: 9:58

Yeah, the next one I have is. Reclining is selfish. Ooh, I can see both sides of this one. Why can you see both sides of this one?

Rich: 10:08

Well, I feel like reclining. If you're like eating a meal or something, there's such limited space in your seat area for the person behind you, like, I get that side of it. But also, everyone can recline, and

Andrew: 10:21

that eighth of an inch is gonna hurt you. That's gonna hurt Well, that's exactly

Rich: 10:25

it's like, everybody's right to recline. You know, like, not just make it sound deeper than it is, but, I mean, everybody is entitled to recline. You have that option. You should be able to. So I kind of get it. But also, you're right about the eighth of an

Andrew: 10:38

inch, like people, I'm less Mad About You reclining your seat, then you like throwing your hair or your seat back and like ending up in my drink. Yes, keep your hair to yourself. Recline your seat and keep your hair to yourself.

Rich: 10:49

Yeah, totally, a fair point. Um, but yeah, no, you're right. I mean, people like act inconvenienced by it. I'm like, the seats don't go back far enough for that to really be that big of a deal. You know what I all calm down? You know what

Andrew: 11:02

I hate in this scenario is the person who feels like it is my job as the flight attendant to tell that person to pull their seat up. The answer is no, I'm not going to tell you to pull your seat up. I'm not going to handle any disputes for you. I'm not going to ask somebody to pull their window shade open or closed. You are a grown person. Use your own words. If someone is invading your space and it's uncomfortable for you, politely tell them that, no, I'm with you on that. Do not call me over to be like they were calling their seat. I don't care, and I'm not gonna fix it for

Rich: 11:31

and tattletale passengers. This is not I was in teaching before I worked in a preschool. Those kids behaved better than some of these passengers, they knew how to share. They knew how to communicate with each other. Grown ups on an airplane acting like children is wild to me, so

Andrew: 11:48

wild to me. So recline your seat. Enjoy yourself. Don't throw your hair in my soda. And if you have a problem, speak to the person next to you. Don't touch that. Call Bell. Well, I mean, you can for good reason, for good reason

Rich: 12:03

I love these hot takes, because we could end up ranting about all of them for hours. Oh yeah, we're gonna move on. Yeah, the next one, personal grooming, besides the occasional touch up of makeup, but nail clipping, sheet masking, tweezing, talking about the ear cleaning in your seat is disgusting and unnecessary. A lot of people do not see this regularly. Okay? I see the face masks. So I see the toenail clipping a lot, and I just do that. Maybe seen that once. That is vile. You were disgusting. I mean, that stuff like those fly, they land in someone's drink. Get off the plane. I'm done with you, don't you're not flying this airline again. I'm mad today, mad.

Andrew: 12:47

I feel that for me. Yeah, the heat outside is getting to me. Yeah, I don't know. The eye mask, the face mask, that kind of personal group that doesn't, I don't know, doesn't bother me. Chillax. Relax you. They usually do it right before they go to sleep, right? And I get left alone for the flight, so I'm not mad about it.

Rich: 13:02

Yeah, no, I definitely think there's, there's certain things, like, I don't know, sometimes people get mad at someone who has like, a little mirror and they're like, putting an eye shadow or in lipstick and stuff like that, and it's like, is that really doing anything to like that?

Andrew: 13:16

I mean, that doesn't bother me at all. No, like, the plucking of the eyebrows, the shaving, the toenail clipping, like nail polish,

Rich: 13:25

like, well, nail polish is against the rules, guys, people don't seem to know that cannot use nail polish on an

Andrew: 13:32

airplane. Those are things that should be done in your own bathroom and not on an airplane. But like, the face mask, the eye mask, the makeup, like, do you be your best version when you land. But like tweeze at home.

Rich: 13:44

Tweeze at home. Hashtag, tweeze at home. You heard it here first.

Andrew: 14:52

There's a really funny image that goes with this one that explains this a lot better. But backpacks should be banned.

Rich: 14:58

Backpack should be banned. What do you think about that?

Andrew: 15:01

Um, no, I don't. I don't think they should be banned. But I think, much like cars, backpack should, you should have to apply for a license to carry a backpack, because so many people don't understand that they extend off of them and then they hit everyone as they go down the aisle,

Rich: 15:17

which everyone they're not paying attention at all.

Andrew: 15:20

I see some people with backpacks who, like, can't get through the main cabin door with them. And I'm like, okay, 17 B or 17 C, 19 D, like, if you can just make sure that you like, knock those people on your

Rich: 15:33

Oh, you're so you, I have a list for you. Yeah, people I want you to hit from my backpack. And I'm like, I have a list for you. Also, that flight attendant mid cabin is kind of annoying me too. Feel free to bump her if you want. Yeah, I mean, I love backpacks, because we go to Europe a lot, correct? You know, they don't have escalators, like we do in the US, like as commonly. I didn't make that sound, they don't have them, but it's just easier when you have your back, your one back. Bag on your back and one on one in your hand, as just like traveling around Europe, getting on and off trains and things like that, like backpacks are convenient

Andrew: 16:08

way to travel, and the person that can't carry the backpack also can't figure out how to roll the roller board. So right, if you ban the backpack, there's just one more thing that there's not gonna be able to get down the aisle.

Rich: 16:19

So yeah, I agree with you on having a license to drive any suitcase, though, like, the people that end up pushing them up the aisle in front of them, we all know that's a bad idea, and then you see them like, bam, into every like, every seat on the way up. It's like, bam, bam, bam.

Andrew: 16:34

It's weird to me, the two wheel suitcases. I understand that it got flipped over, or you're confused about where the wheels are. Like, you pull it out of the bin and like you get confused on how to get it out of the plane. It's the four wheels one, though, for me, like you can pull it forward, backwards, sideways. Like there's no reason that that one still

Rich: 16:53

doing a bad job should be up.

Andrew: 16:57

There's no reason why that one should be a problem for anybody. I don't get it when they all can't figure out the four wheel ones. I'm like, no,

Rich: 17:04

they trip over them. I see that people trip over them all the time. Next up, planes should be boarded back to front. Oh, stop saying this. I know this is one of those things that pass.

Andrew: 17:14

Who was alive in 1952 when they did this? Who? Who has ever seen this? I mean, I've been flying for 23 years, and I've never seen this happen. Yeah, I've never seen us board back to front who was alive in 1952 when there were 12 people on an airplane. Because maybe it made sense back, maybe it made sense. But as much as it like you think boarding front to back would make sense, you still board humans. And so they call Rose 20 or 19 to the back of the airplane, right? 19 is gonna get on the airplane, and they're gonna get confused about whether it's ABC or def, how to get their bag up, and so they're still holding up the back person from getting to their seat, right? And we still have a clog up. It doesn't work. It. I mean, we still board humans, sorry, friends, sorry.

Rich: 17:56

That's my main that's the thing is, like, in theory, Sure, that sounds great. And same with the whole, you know, board window, then middle the Nile. All of that sounds great, but that requires people to a, follow directions which we know they're not great at, and B, B, where they're supposed to be at the correct time to get in line to do all this order. And it's like, when you start throwing in those logistics and realistic situations, the plane is gonna go to shit, for sure. Like, so

Andrew: 18:22

Well, the last girl thinks they get off the plane first. So how do you think that we're gonna reverse this? Like, I don't understand. It doesn't make sense to me. I can't do it. I'm with you on that. The next hot take I have is, please, for the love of God, everyone have a shower and use deodorant. I don't even know why this has to be a hot take. Like, you are going to be in a confined space with like, hundreds of humans, right?

Rich: 18:44

This goes back to the toe note clipping, yeah? Like, this should just be a no brainer. Should you shower three to an enclosed space with people? Yeah? Great idea.

Andrew: 18:53

Strongly recommend such a good idea. Yeah? And if you can't, they still like wipes or things you can run into a bathroom and, like, give yourself a quick wipe if you didn't get to have a shower, there are options other than coming on the airplane smelling like you smell.

Rich: 19:08

I had a passenger ask me for deodorant once, and I was like, what, you know, you can't have my deodorant. He's like, No, I don't want your deodorant. I want to purchase one. And I said, from where? Like, where do you think this deodorant supply is coming from? Like, let me just run to the CVS in our back alley real quick. Like, people are wild.

Andrew: 19:30

Sometimes, though it might be beneficial to give your deodorant.

Rich: 19:34

I wouldn't hate that. Actually, if we did sell deodorant, it probably, probably sell. Well, honestly, I might give mine up, depending on the day, depending on who it is, yeah. Situation. Next up, I have a thing about the peeps take calls all the way before takeoff, and then they're back on the phone again as soon as they land. It's rude. Yeah, I don't feel like that's that hot take, that hot of a take. I mean, it's fine if you want to, like, Call someone when you land to be like, Hey, we're almost at the gate. I'll meet you outside or whatever. But it's never that simple, and it's never that quiet or respectful. It's always the people who are like screaming into speaker phone about their life story. I don't talk on my phone all through boarding. How are you going to know how important I am? Yeah, that's the same guy who won't put his laptop away. Yeah, exactly.

Andrew: 20:23

How would you know I'm not if I'm not fake typing on my computer all the way until you've asked me four times to put it away, you won't know I'm important. Good job with those

Rich: 20:31

charts and graphs. Gary Larry, whatever the hell your name is, Am I okay? I'm real mad. I'm very mad at everyone.

Andrew: 20:42

Clearly, I just got off six days of flying because I am fried when it comes to people. So the two off the top of my head, who a two parter? This one's mad like me. I love it. Okay, good. If I'm in the window seat, I don't care if you want to see wearing my mask, because I want to keep the window open, and I will have it open.

Rich: 20:59

I completely agree. That one, oh, 100 if I'm in the window seat, I get control the window shade. Yeah, I don't care if you're sleeping, right?

Andrew: 21:06

Not just like the middle seat gets control over the arm rests agreed in the middle and the aisle seat gets control over whether you go to the bathroom or not. So keep your window shade open. Yeah. If I don't want to go the bathroom, you don't go to the bathroom either.

Rich: 21:18

That's how it works. Maybe we can work out something later. I'll close the window straight for 10 minutes if you let me go pee. And those are the rules of the ear. Marc, like, yeah.

Andrew: 21:27

And the second part of this is wearing shorts on the plane is gross. I don't want my skin touching the seat. I know it's dumb. I can't help it. However, this does mean I think you are gross. This is gross for you and for myself. This does not mean I think you're gross. Oh, yeah, I think that's fair. They're they're telling us that they think it's gross for them, yeah, but they're not gonna judge you for it. We think flip flops are gross for airplanes. So you're allowed to think shorts are gross. Yeah, that's fair. It's fair. I will judge you for flip flops. So good on you for being a bigger human.

Rich: 22:02

People were really mad about that comment, though. In the comments, everybody was like, career to judge, and I'm like, Hi, I'm a flight attendant.

Andrew: 22:10

I want to know. I want to understand, like, what is your body temperature regulated at that you can get on a plane in shorts and a T shirt, though, because I cannot freezing. I go in like, fleece line pants and like a hoodie every time I get on an airplane, because it's like 12 degrees below zero. So kudos to you from me if you can even wear shorts, for sure, I

Rich: 22:32

mean, because it is no for me. Yeah, the temperature range is crazy on airplanes. We all know that. Like, it's no secret whether you're a passenger or a flight attendant. We all know that. So it's mind blowing when people are like, just completely unaware that they're not prepared.

Andrew: 22:46

I'm leaving some tropical island after vacation in like a parka because I know that plane is gonna be cold for me, my I'm exactly that person.

Rich: 22:55

Okay, stop leaving trash all over the floor for flight crew or cleaners to have to pick up.

Andrew: 23:01

Yes? Yeah. Not a hot take. It's not a hot take. It's just politeness,

Rich: 23:07

common courtesy, respect the space you're in. No one's here to clean up after you. Be a good human the end.

Andrew: 23:15

Yeah, I don't know why that's a hot take at all. Yeah, I don't get it, but they're always gross. And you know the routes, and you know the families that are gonna leave the rows just disgusting, and it always makes me so mad,

Rich: 23:28

the idiotic parents that I can't stand though they're like kids. Yeah, kids are kids, but you're the grown up here. Do you mind? You're the one in charge, you're the one responsible for these little

Andrew: 23:41

islets, telling too much on myself, because my boss is probably listening. But I now take trash bags and I hand them out to people on planes, like you can just tell you, just know this is going to be a and I'm like, you might need this,

Rich: 23:54

yeah, and there's a way to deliver that without seeming like a jerk too, and be like, in case you need to, like, tidy up around you or whatever. No, I do it way before that, like, hasn't been made, like, you can just tell it's coming, right? But you do that early on, where it's, like, seems nice and it's not so, like, there's shit on the floor, here's a mop, like, there's all about delivery

Andrew: 24:16

with passengers. I do it way earlier in the flight now, but yeah, that's, that's what I do? Yeah, for sure. Um, what's next? Rich roller carry on suitcases prioritized for overhead bin space is BS, and people bringing reasonably sized backpacks shouldn't have to lose their foot room for them. When was the last time you've pulled anything out of an overhead bin? Yeah, I don't, I can't be bothered, right? I mean, yes, we're going to ask you up front. Like, yes, the roller bags, like, we know how many will fit up there. The gates are programmed to allow a certain many of those on based on the size of the bins. So like, yes, we're supposed to tell you, but yeah, I'm not pulling anything out of a bin if you put your backpack up there.

Rich: 24:59

I just think everyone's entitled to use bin space if they put your bin space,

Andrew: 25:04

if you put your purse, though, I mean, we talked about this on another one. There are things that you just need your purse, your small like, tote bag, right? Like, you know, there are things in there that you need, but if you packed a backpack that's the size of a roller board, none of us are pulling that down. Yeah, I don't know. I can't imagine it. Flight Attendant friends weigh in. Are you all pulling bags out of bins because it's an

Rich: 25:26

over I don't know anybody that's doing it. What's next

Andrew: 25:29

during boarding? If your group hasn't been called, there is no reason why you should be in the boarding area, and a man treats this louder. Sit down. There's no reason for you to be up if you're in zone Triple X, because triple zone one has just now been called like you. We've already gotten, we haven't even gotten all the numbers, let alone the letters. Sit down. Also. Can you pay attention to the design of the airport? There is no reason for you to be spilling out a. Cross the hallways into other boarding like, like departure gates right curve with the airport stop just following the person in front of you. And use some common sense and make an appropriate line so that people can still move through the airport.

Rich: 26:16

I completely agree. I never understood that. Like, you can see the line veering into the concourse now no one can get through. Like, why is no one in that line thinking, Hmm, I feel like we're kind of in the way right now.

Andrew: 26:28

Should we? Because we'll miss the airplane that hasn't even offloaded yet if we don't huddle and like, block clean the hallways. I know it angers me so much.

Rich: 26:37

People bringing on pungent food, like curries, heavy garlic, raw onions and or spices, egg salad, tuna sandwiches. It's just really hard to ignore it when you're already feeling claustrophobic or air sick on the

Andrew: 26:49

plane. Well, then put some rolly deodorant or rolly perfume under your nose, because sting. Bringing my stink bomb. Yeah, do something like that, because I'm bringing my beef jerky. I'm bringing my tuna salad, I'm bringing my egg salad. I am gonna eat what I want to eat.

Rich: 27:04

We are at work gonna get divorced over this. No, we're

Andrew: 27:06

not. I'm we don't work for the same place. You want to smell my

Rich: 27:10

lunch. Thank God for that. I'm in full agreement with this, though. I just think it's disrespectful to be sitting in a tight space and eating a food that's particularly smelly. I just it's this wasn't

Andrew: 27:22

smelly when I packed it. It's not my fault. It marinated.

Rich: 27:26

No making it marinated it. Oh, did stop it. That's disgusting. But really, I want to give a shout out to stink bomb real quick, because we've worked with them in the past. And I don't know if you guys saw this on our Instagram. It's like a little chapstick looking thing with, with, like, scented. I don't even know what it is, but, like, you basically just put a couple dabs under your nostrils and it like that's all you smell is, whatever that smell is, and it works like a charm. Smelly love, smelly foods, smelly passengers highly recommend. And it's created by a nurse. And nurses know bad smells like we do. So, yeah, just wanted to plug them, not paid or anything. Just think they're great and cool people. So go get stink bomb.

Andrew: 28:09

Yeah, you love it. Okay? The next one I have is music, game noises and watching movies out loud, as my pet peeve. And we agree with you. And I think most airplane passengers agree with you.

Rich: 28:21

It's even policy at some airlines, yeah, like, you have to have headphones on. But yeah, no, if 200 people on an airplane are all playing something out loud, what sensory overload? I'm jumping out

Andrew: 28:32

this writer, this writer, and also kids who kick my seat back, the parents do nothing about it, and I have to complain. I mean, kids are kids. I kind of get it, yeah, with I don't know, I'm I'm less inclined to be mad at a kid.

Rich: 28:48

Yeah,

Andrew: 28:49

as usual, the parents are the problem. The kids are not the problem. I'm not mad at the kid. The kid doesn't understand what they're doing. You know what I mean? Like, it's up to the parents and be like, don't do this, because this will bother X person in front of you, like, it's but also, if they keep doing it and that parent has said something about it, like, I don't know that the parent hasn't said something about it, I'm just more forgiving of kids. Like, yeah, crying babies, crying babies. More mad at the adults complaining about the crying babies than I am the baby. What are they gonna do about it?

Rich: 29:20

Putting your bare feet up on someone else's seat is disgusting. Yes, correct, correct, no. Hot take here, don't just Yes.

Andrew: 29:29

What I'm learning by these hot takes is we just don't know how to exist as a population

Rich: 29:33

and don't know how to act on the bottom line, goodness,

Andrew: 29:36

if you know you snore like a bear, bring some sleeping aids or do not go to sleep. I personally hate it when someone snores louder than my headphone volume. I'm not mad at them. You get your nap,

Rich: 29:48

right? I just think it's funny, like your punishment is you don't get to sleep

Andrew: 29:53

if you snore, not today, tape your islands open. I'm mad jealous. I really love when they're like, snoring, and they're like, scare themselves away. Me, do they realize they're in public and you're like, you did it. You did that.

Rich: 30:07

I get it. I mean, some people can't control the snoring, but also, like, it is frustrating. It's just funny. When you walk through the cabin and someone's like, snoring, and everyone around is staring at you as you walk through the cabin, it's like, I'm not waking him up. You know you don't do poke a Sleeping Bear, not doing it. I'm not doing not doing it. Not Not on my watch. You snore away. My little friend,

Andrew: 30:33

people who immediately stand up when the plane lands. It's annoying and goofy. It just doesn't

Rich: 30:38

make sense. Where are you gonna go? You're in the last row. Where are you going?

Andrew: 30:43

I don't know. I feel like, if you, like, stand up right there at your seat because you've been sitting for so long, like, after a long flight, and you just need to, like, stretch it out and sit back down to wait. Like, I get that it's the people who like, actively run for the front door when you're like, I mean, I know. You heard us say, prepare doors for arrival or whatever, right? But that doesn't mean the doors open. It still takes another, like, three to five minutes for us to even open, for someone else to, like, move a jet bridge over, open the door. Like, it just doesn't magically happen. So, like, Don't bum rush us. No, I I do get that. And I don't know when we forgot that it was like row by row that we get

Rich: 31:25

off the airplane. That's my real hot take slash pet peeve. Here is the people you know there you've saved got rows 16 through 20 being respectful, waiting for the rows in front of them. Someone in 25 thinks, oh, well, I'm just gonna get up and walk past all these people. No, they're being respectful. You need to do the same. You should do. Why do you think you get to get off first? Like, it just that is beyond rude to me. Next up leggings and crop top. Wearing leggings and crop tops on a plane, I know we made comments about the flip flops, and that's like, really the only entire thing that I think really bothers me, and that's more for, like, safety and sanitary reasons, but I don't really care what people wear on airplanes. I know people like to say, dress nicer, but I don't know you pay for the ticket as long as you're not offending anybody.

Andrew: 32:13

Like, yeah, I feel like, as long as your nibbles and bits are covered,

Rich: 32:19

there's really not much more to say them they're up,

Andrew: 32:24

cover your nipples, as long as your nipples and bits are covered. I don't really care. I don't want anybody telling me what to wear on an airplane, right? So, right, it's not my job to like police people and their clothes. But I guess I'm gonna leave this one to someone else to decide, because it's not me. I'm not telling anybody what to wear. Yeah, I just policing people in that way. Just feels like a step too far.

Rich: 32:45

Yeah, I just flying should be for everyone. It should come as you are. You know, I know we say a lot of judgmental things about passengers,

Andrew: 32:55

brush your teeth and put on deodorant. I'm more worried about that

Rich: 33:00

Exactly, exactly. Okay. Let's do this one, last one. This one also had a lot to say, and I love people that love our rant. You're also the asshole if you shove your bag in the first row in the overhead space, but your seat is actually in the back of the plane. Correct? Totally Correct. You refuse to let passengers with connections through and stand on the aisle once the plane lands, like it's your job to block the aisle or something.

Andrew: 33:26

I mean, did you tell these people you had a connection, or were they also just trying to get off the plane?

Rich: 33:31

TBD, but yeah, I mostly agree with that statement as well, though. And then you're the last person to board the plane, and you have six shopping bags or a bag of food in your hand. I don't know why that's bothering this person. I don't care if you went shopping, and that's why you almost missed your flight. Good for you, that you made it right. Also, what kind of food

Andrew: 33:49

do you have? Are you gonna share? Oh, my God, yes. I almost convinced this lady the other day that Popeyes had a salmonella outbreak or something. And she, like, was like, what? And I was like, oh yeah. They said, No, you can't have Popeyes on the plane, so I need you to give me that that's so rude, but also desperately gave me her food. And then I was like, Man, I'm just joking with you. I'm just hungry. And she was like, I was so mad at you. I've made passengers about their food before, and I'm always surprised how many of them are like, Oh, do you want some? Like, they then feel bad and think I haven't, like, eaten in days. And, like, No, I'm just kidding. Like I was just joking. Like, give me another one. Yeah, and that's not good. Can I have a dender please? Oh my gosh, yeah. No. I mean, I kind of get the why. It would bother them, though, like, six bags at the end of boarding, like, you're the last person on the plane. You know, we're out of bin space, right? And then they're inevitably mad that we can't accommodate their 17 shopping bags. So I get why that would be for sure. Yeah, exactly. But otherwise, I'm glad you spent a million dollars in the air, right? Or have a million dollars to spend in the airport, which, and that

Rich: 34:51

was just on like Pringles and a soda from Hudson news. Like you don't even have to go that far to spend that much money at an airport, correct? That's hunting. That's it for hot takes. Thank you all for submitting your comments. We always love reading what you all have to say. Plus it validates us as flight attendants. We're like, are we just out here, like the only ones seeing these crazy things, or are you guys seeing it too? So we appreciate you sending in your hot takes. Join us next time for more humor, heart and stories from our beverage cart. This episode was brought to you by staff traveler, the number one non rev app if you travel on standby tickets and are looking to make your journey easy and stress free, check out the staff traveler app in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Visit staff traveler.com/two guys to learn more and sign up

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